House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda

House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

Posted:	August 22, 2013 01:52 PM
From:	Representative Michelle F. Brownlee
To:	All House members
Subject:	Co-Sponsorship -- Constitutional amendment authorizing two classes of properties within the Commonwealth

In the near future, I plan to introduce a Constitutional amendment authorizing two classes of properties in municipalities across the Commonwealth. Local taxing authorities would have the ability to impose tax rates on residential property that is different from commercial property tax rates. Many local jurisdictions, including those in the neighboring states of New York and Ohio, have the authority to set tax rates on different classes of properties. Different studies have shown that there is a substantial shift in property tax burden from commercial properties to residential properties. Absent the ability to create separate rates for residential properties and commercial properties, many local municipalities have no remedy to mitigate this shift of tax burden. If you share my concern, please join me in co-sponsoring this important piece of legislation.
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Introduced as HB1693